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18091826-1827marriageElmiraRoyster—hisfirstfiancéeVirginia—hisonlywifeinhislifespanNancyRichmond---girlfriendSarahHelenWhitman---hissecondfiancéeIn1826PoeleftRichmondtoattendtheUniversityofVirginia,whereheaccumulatedconsiderabledebt.ThemiserlyAllanhadsentPoetocollegewithlessthanathirdofthemoneyheneeded,andPoesoontookupgamblingtoraisemoneytopayhisexpenses.BytheendofhisfirsttermPoewassodesperatelypoorthatheburnedhisfurnituretokeepwarm.HumiliatedbyhispovertyandfuriouswithAllanfornotprovidingenoughfundsinthefirstplace,PoereturnedtoRichmondandvisitedthehomeofhisElmiraRoyster,onlytodiscoverthatshehadbecomeengagedtoanotherman.Afteronlyeightmonths,hewasexpelledbytheWestPoint.Brokeandalone,PoeturnedtoBaltimoretolivewithhisfather’ssisterMariaClemm,andherdaughterVirginia.Attheverybeginning,VirginiafirstactedasacouriertocarryletterstoPoe’sladylovesbutsoonbecametheobjectofhisdesire.Attheageoftwenty-seven,PoebroughtMariaandVirginiatoRichmondandmarriedVirginia,whowasonly13yearsold.Themarriageprovedahappyone,andthefamilyissaidtohaveenjoyedsingingtogetheratnight.VirginiaexpressedherdevotiontoherhusbandinaValentinepoemnowinthecollectionoftheEnochPrattFreeLibrary,andPoecelebratedthejoysofmarriedlifeinhispoem“Eulalie.”InthefaceofpovertyPoewasstillabletofindsolaceathomewithhiswifeandmother-in-law,buttragedystruckin1842whenPoe’swifecontractedtuberculosis,thediseasethathadalreadyclaimedPoe’smother,brother,andfostermother.Inthewinterof1847thatVirginiadiedattheageoftwenty-four,Inatinycottageinthecountry.Poewasdevastated,andwasunabletowriteformonths.Poeattemptedtomarryher,butbecauseofhisexcessivedrinking,theengagementonlylastedaboutonemonth.WhileonlecturetourinLowell,Massachusetts,PoemetandbefriendedNancyRichmond.Hisidealizedandplatonicloveofherinspiredsomeofhisgreatestpoetry,including“ForAnnie.”Butsheremainedmarriedandunattainable,sotheyhadnoending.Afterseveralromanceslistedabove,inRichmondhefoundhisfirstfiancéeElmiraRoysterSheltonwasnowawidow,sohebegantocourtheragain,andplan
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